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October 2, 2007

Grant woes: Who’s managing Jackson’s money?

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 10/2/7 Who is managing the city of Jackson’s money? Who’s in charge of administering the city’s grants? Why is this city – a city facing a $3 million 2007 budget deficit that is planning to meet that deficit with money from the city’s reserve funds – facing the possibility of having to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 2, 2007

USDA raises new questions over civil rights language in farm bill

The Hill, 10/2/7 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials charge that a spending ceiling in the House farm bill inserted because of pay-as-you-go budgetary rules will prevent thousands of black farmers from winning damages under a landmark civil rights case even if their claims are successful. The problem, according to USDA, is that the bill…